Mr. Butch memorial concert

A benefit concert in memory of Mr. Butch will take place on Friday, July 27 at Harpers Ferry, 158 Brighton Ave. in Allston. Proceeds from the show will go towards helping with Mr. Butch’s funeral expenses and towards helping area homeless, according to the Harper’s Ferry Website. Doors open at 8 p.m. and admission is [...]

Missed Butch’s parade?

And don’t miss this amazing site dedicated to Mr. Butch

Long live the king

From the dancing and penny whistle blowing to the man holding two 12 packs of Pabst Blue Ribbon standing beside me in the church, the memorial for Mr. Butch was unlike any funeral or memorial I’ve ever attended.
In a night filled with laughter, my favorite detail about Butch came courtesy of Jack Harshman, his band mate [...]

Almost a 1000 were there

Read our story about Butch’s memorial parade.
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Just back from Butch’s parade

Friday night I went to Harvard Square — not because I’m that much of a Potter fan, but just because I think all the hoopla surrounding him is kind of fascinating. Ok, so I wasn’t there that long, just for under an hour around 10 p.m., but it looked kind of low key to [...]

Mr. Butch memorials

If you’re going to Mr. Butch’s memorial parade on Sunday and either can’t get in/don’t want to go in the church for the ceremony, several Allston locales will be open for people to come together and share their memories about Butch.
The following places have been confirmed:

Pizzeria Uno, 1230 Commonwealth Ave.
The Kells, 161 Brighton Ave.
Sunset Grill & Tap/Big [...]

More on Mr. Butch

The passing of Mr. Butch has led to an outpouring of love from the community. The other day while walking down Harvard Ave. I saw a small message scrawled on a wall that said, “Drink 10 for Butch.” From Comm. Ave. I saw “R.I.P. Butch” sprayed on a roof.”
Lots of videos of the “mayor of [...]